'No strings' for Alliance Ford claims; JUSTICE.Byline: STEVEN McCAFFERY ANY future Alliance Party justice minister would not be a puppet puppet, human or animal figure, generally of a small size and performing on a miniature stage, manipulated by an unseen operator who usually speaks the dialogue. for other parties to control, its leader David Ford David Ford is a Northern Ireland politician. He is a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly and has been leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland since 2001. said yesterday. Mr Ford hit out at comments by Ulster Unionist leader Sir Reg Empey Sir Reginald Norman Morgan Empey (born October 26, 1947) is a Northern Ireland politician and a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for East Belfast. He was elected the 13th leader of Ulster Unionist Party on June 24, 2005, succeeding former First Minister of Northern Ireland, at his annual party conference on Saturday. He said: "Alliance made it clear over a year ago that there was no possibility of an Alliance minister unless they had full ministerial duties and responsibilities. "There was no chance that we would provide a secondclass minister. "Since then, the act passed at Westminster makes it clear that the minister of justice will be a full minister, with all that that implies in terms of their proper role in the Executive and in collective decisions." Criticising Sir Reg, he added: "He is wrong, as I am sure his Conservative friends who supported the bill could confirm." CAPTION(S): COMMENTS David Ford |
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